DECORATIONS ARE UP

Here is our tall skinny tree. I love how it doesn't take up a lot of room.
Not that you can see them, but there are lots of birds on the tree. Violet is obsessed with the birds. I also hid two nutcrackers in the tree and I tell her go find the man in the tree and she gets very excited.

The singing snowmen don't really fit in with my 'classy' decor but Violet likes them so there they sit. Violet also gets excited about our 'Elf on the Shelf' elf. She points to him when we ask her to find the elf. The elf has no name yet. Maybe next year she can name him.

Uncle John spotted this at an Antique mall in StL over Thanksgiving so I had to get it.

All warm and cozy.

SAWDUST EVERYWHERE

Day two of working on the stove. It's coming along . The sink and faucet are just sitting in place. In fact we've decided not to fasten the sink down. Would hate for Violet to pour anything into it. It would be a pain to get out. The garage is covered in a thin layer of sawdust. I just know when we go to blow it all out it's going to be like 20 degrees that day.

Here's what we hope the finish would look like. Lots of little details to come. My favorite part. Imagine the color apple green too.

STARTED KITCHEN

We started working on Violet's stove and sink this evening. It doesn't look like much, but we've got all but the doors cut out. It will measure 24"tall x 44"long x 15"deep. It will include a real faucet, real stove knobs, a stainless sink (found a restaurant wholesaler on line who sold pans for buffets, real sink was to big), light inside stove, clock on center back panel and cool fork and spoon knobs I found at Lowes. If it looks half as cool as it does in my head it's gonna be awesome!

FLASH(WAY)BACK FRIDAYS

Chris's Gr. Grandma & Grandpa Hall

POPCA! POPCA!!

First time eating popcorn! Violet fed everybody popcorn. Including the dogs.